This is an opportunity to join a leading mid-tier national law firm with a strong reputation across commercial disputes, restructuring and insolvency.The firm acts for a diverse client base including insolvency practitioners, financiers, corporates, directors, professional advisers and private clients. Known for its collaborative culture and entrepreneurial approach, the team continues to attract significant instructions across complex commercial disputes and insolvency matters.With continued growth in workflow and a strong pipeline of matters, the team is looking to expand and offers lawyers the opportunity to work closely with experienced practitioners while taking on meaningful responsibility from an early stage.
Your new role
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an Associate or Senior Associate (2-8 PQE) to join a growing Commercial Disputes & Insolvency team in Melbourne.Working closely with experienced partners and senior lawyers, you will gain exposure to a broad mix of contentious and advisory matters, including:
- Corporate and personal insolvency matters
- Bankruptcy and liquidation disputes
- Restructuring and turnaround matters
- Enforcement and recovery proceedings
- Commercial and contractual disputes
- Shareholder and director disputes
- Insolvency-related investigations and claims
- Advocacy opportunities and court appearances
What you'll need to succeed
- 2-8 years' post-admission experience
- Experience in insolvency, restructuring, bankruptcy, commercial litigation or dispute resolution
- Strong drafting, analytical and problem-solving skills
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management abilities
- A commercial and pragmatic approach to legal advice
- The ability to manage matters effectively while working as part of a collaborative team
- A genuine interest in developing your career within disputes and insolvency
- Exposure to complex commercial disputes and insolvency matters
- Direct mentoring from experienced partners and senior lawyers
- Genuine opportunities for progression and career development
- A collaborative and high-performing team culture
- Flexible working arrangements
- Ongoing learning and professional development support
- Wellbeing initiatives and employee benefits
- A modern and inclusive workplace environment
- Competitive remuneration aligned to experience
If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now.
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About us
At Hays, we invest in lifelong partnerships that empower people and businesses to succeed. You are at the heart of everything we do. With over 50 years’ experience and a workforce of more than 10,000 people across 32 countries, we collectively put our customers, at the heart of everything we do.
Drawing on knowledge that’s unique to our scale, our commitment to understanding your needs and our ability to meaningfully innovate we are more than just a specialist recruitment business. By providing advice, insights and expertise on issues you face in today’s fast paced world of work, we’ll help you make the right decisions for tomorrow.
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